Never settle
Everybody was planning
To ‘settle in life’
But no one knew what settling meant.
Getting a good college?
Securing a well paying job?
Continue reading Never settle
Category: Poetry
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Expiry date
She kept on dialing his number
But he was unreachable
It had been days
Since they last talked Continue reading Expiry date
Game of life
You are the one
Who stands behind me
To catch me if I fall,
Who stands in front of me
To make sure I’m safe,
Who holds my hand
And stands by my side Continue reading Game of life
Fears
Her soul was so broken
That if she laid
Her thoughts naked
She feared
Her silent screams
Would bring darkness Continue reading Fears
जुगलबन्दी… नज़रों और ज़ुबान की/ Entwining… Of eyes and lips
समुन्दर सी गहराइयाँ थी
आँखों में उसकी
मीठी सी मुस्कान लबों पर/
There was a deepness of ocean
In her eyes
A sweet smile on her lips Continue reading जुगलबन्दी… नज़रों और ज़ुबान की/ Entwining… Of eyes and lips
Isn’t it ironic?
Isn’t it ironic?
I urge you to stay positive
When I’m full of negativity
I tell you to have faith in yourself
When I blame myself for things I’d no control over Continue reading Isn’t it ironic?
Stranger in black
I see this stranger
On the corridor quite often
I wonder
Why this person
Is always in black Continue reading Stranger in black
The key
She looked here and there
Everywhere
But found it nowhere Continue reading The key
Resolution
She felt as if she had
Become a slave
One day
She resolved
To make space Continue reading Resolution
Her little miracle
For her arrival, she waited
For years, life was testing
Her patience, giving her setbacks
Every now n then, but she did pass
Continue reading Her little miracle
Infinite
Utterly overwhelmed with the news
She could not hold back her tears
Tears of happiness they were
Days of lamenting were finally over
It was time to conquer the infinite sky Continue reading Infinite
Journeys
A second journey started Before the first ended Continue reading Journeys
Not all in vain
All those things
That I spent years
Think about
Don’t matter anymore Continue reading Not all in vain
The Heartbreak
The distance in their relationship was increasing,
She couldn’t understand why!
“It felt as if I was
Never in a relationship.” Continue reading The Heartbreak
Betrayal
To play strong
She weaved her mystery
Into creativity
Her art
Enabled him
To see through her
And her vulnerabilities Continue reading Betrayal
In denial
Little did she know
That it was transitory
She lived all her life
In a bubble Continue reading In denial
Always, hamesha and forever?
I recently came across this poem that I wrote for a friend back in 2015. We are no more friends. It doesn’t hurt me anymore. Reading it made me question if there are always, hameshas and forevers. no matter how much we fight i’ll always be there no matter if i get mad at you i’ll always be there no matter if we don’t meet … Continue reading Always, hamesha and forever?
Sorcery
Its not only
The rain
Or the snow
That falls
From the sky.
I have read
About fishes and leeches
Falling from the sky! Continue reading Sorcery
Who is she? (IV)
You were right,
I was not the flower,
I was the plant.
No, I AM the plant. Continue reading Who is she? (IV)
Who is she? (III)
“No!”
You exclaimed as I said that
I was a corpse.
Yes! Yes, I am.
I have told you everything
You can’t deny the truth. Continue reading Who is she? (III)
